Early bird tournaments and the start of the GTHL regular season garnered a fair share of excitement, and players and parents were eager to share from their own perspectives.

Use #IPlayInTheG to share your hockey season photos.

The Peewee AA Vaughan Rangers started their season on a winning note.

Vaughan Rangers Peewee AA win Vaughan Early Bird! Great Start Boys!!! #IPlayInTheG @VAUGHAN_RANGERS @GTHLHockey pic.twitter.com/4qmYV0sBQp

— Joe DiMaria (@jdima44) September 10, 2017

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Off-season growth spurts surprise the Markham Islanders coaching staff.

Camp day one in the books. Great start. Everyone grew 6 inches over the summer. #CAMP #IPlayInTheG pic.twitter.com/bCl6uzdIQu

— Coach Chris (@IslandersCoach) August 26, 2017

A winning smile.

Victorious early bird @duffielddevilshockey hockey Minor Novice champions @duffielddevils2010 #instafun #iamwellandtight #minornovice #instafun #instgood #instaboy #duffieldsevilsgold #iplayintheg #hockey #hockey? #hockeyboy #healthyyz

A post shared by Noah Kacki (@noah.kacki) on Sep 17, 2017 at 2:03pm PDT

A new season means new responsibilities.

#98 carrying his own bag like a boss. ???? Hockey is officially here! #gthl #minorhockey #hockey

A post shared by Scott Duffy (@daddy_duffy) on Sep 10, 2017 at 9:52am PDT

The Minor Midget AA Humberview Huskies ladies and gentleman.

Our Minor Midget ‘AA’ team is providing us with our #MondayMotivation after their win in the Brian Steele Memorial tournament. pic.twitter.com/FVkeJBS54p

— Humberview Huskies (@Huskies_GTHL) September 18, 2017

Happy to be back with the hockey fam.

Hockey is back. I get so much joy watching and helping coach these kids. Here’s to another awesome year with a great coaching staff, great parents and amazing kids. #hockey #friends #wmlightning #gthl

A post shared by Greg Edgar (@gregoryjedgar) on Sep 9, 2017 at 3:03am PDT